Winslow High School - Eskimo Yearbook (Winslow, IN)

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1920 CHAMPION 1920 TRACK l r l , SIMS BEARDSLEY We are glad to give space in this issue of the Champion in honor of the track team of 1918-'19. The record was made for our school since the last publication of the Champion. In the triangular meet, consisting of Winslow, Petersburg and Princeton, Winslow carried off the honors by winning eight firsts, three seconds and five thirds out of eleven events, and having more points than Princeton and Petersburg combined. Later in the season Winslow High School was represented in the District track and field meet, held at Bloomington. The following students represented our school: Marion Beardsley, Hollie Sims, Theodore Engleman and John Wood. In this meet Winslow met such schools as Bloom- ington, Washington, Linton and Bedford. Much to the honor of our school, Winslow won this District meet. Beardsley won first in low and high hurdles, 10 points, second in the 100-yard dash, 3 pointsg third in the broad jump, 1 point, total 14 points. Engleman won first in the half-mile, 5 points, tied for first in the mile run, 4 points, total 9 points. Sims won second in the pole vault, 3 points, second in 220-yard dash, 3 points, total 6 points. Wood won first in the high jump, 5 points. Total for all 34 points, which was over one-third of all the points to be gained in the meet. All four of the boys qualified for the State meet, held at Richmond, but did not bring back the bacon this time. M. EVANS. What Gift Shall I Desire? 52

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1920 CHAMPION 1920 when the illnnzra fillet The fields wore their coat of green, the trees in the distance seemed to be great clouds rolling from the West. The birds were giving their entertainment and all of Nature's beauty seemed to send forth its welcome to mankind. Then Mary strolled alone in the garden of flowers just a few steps from the little home on the hillside. The beautiful evergreens shaded the cabins, and it seemed to be a beautiful place to live in. Mary wore a dress of blue, and her light, wavy hair was flying about her face. As she stood by the old stone fence picking, one by one, the daisies that grew from the soil beneath her feet, the barking of a dog in the thicket and the firing of a gun in the distance frightened her and she ran toward the house. She turned to look and saw a.hunter on the opposite hill, who had fired only to attract her attention. He waved his hand and a smile crept over her face, for she was a lover of the hunter and of the beau- tiful Springtime. She was not afraid any longer because she knew that it was only the hunter's dog which she had heard in the thicket. The hunter came nearer and nearer while she stood waiting for him, but a small branch was an obstacle that he had to overcome before he reached her. A fallen tree trunk lay across the stream of cold, clear water, but with his eyes and mind on the girl he made a misstep and fell into the stream, which was about three feet deep. It caused the girl to laugh, and she came to him, but he needed no help for he was out of the stream by the time she came. He was somewhat em- barrassed but he spoke in a loving tone, Hello, Mary, well that's one on meg see how wet I am? Mary, who could hardly keep from laughing, looked into his eyes, and with a smile said, Yes, Jim, I saw you fall and I knew you would get wet, don't you want to go up to the house and dry your clothes Y Now Jim was surprised to hear this and after a moment's thought said, Why, yes, Mary, I don't feel very comfortable in these wet clothes. Jim was glad to go, of course, so arm in arm they walked slowly up to the little cabin. Her mother was feeding turkeys. Mary introduced the young man to her mother and then Jim and Mary went into the house. It was small but neatly kept, because Mary and her mother had taken great pride in their little home. He was seated close by the fire to dry his clothes, then she seated herself beside him. Now Jim and Mary talked of the many happy days that they had spent together, for only a few years before they were seated in the schoolhouse together. This was a happy day for both of them and it was spent in eating the kernels from nuts and the red apples which had been kept away for winter's use. After all pleasures of the day were over and night was near, the youth found time to go home, so he gently laid his hands in hers and thanked her for her kindness to him. With a k1SS from -the lips of the lovers, Jim left the cabin and began his way down the old sandy path, while Mary stood in the doorway waving until he disappeared over the hill in the distance. ALFRED THOMPSON. 'Tis I, 54